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Lament of the Sand River

2000 · 107 min

A quiet, melancholy character study that drifts slowly through thwarted dreams and fragile romance, asking patience and rewarding it with gentle sadness.

Directed by
Chang Chih-yung
Genres
Drama
Overview
To achieve his dream of being a trumpet player, a man leaves his hometown and works in a touring operetta troupe. He falls in love with a girl but then contracts tuberculosis, forcing him to give up the trumpet.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Ambition, love, isolation
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Directed by
Chang Chih-yung
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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